45.4669° N, 9.1900° E

MILANO

Most Famous People Born in Milano, Italy

Notable people
5,707
Peak decade
1960s
Median birth year
1931
Most distinctive
Entrepreneur 3.6×

Italy's working capital, in every sense. Milano's distinctive professions are entrepreneurs, architects, journalists, and the priests and archbishops of one of Christendom's oldest sees — the trades of the city that runs Italian publishing, design, and football all at once. The notable births stretch back to a Roman ancestor of the city, but the centre of mass is squarely in the postwar decades, and the actor and footballer benches are both among the deepest in Italy.

Through the Centuries

One face per century — the most globally famous figure born in Milano during each.

What Milano Is Known For

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Football is Milano's biggest profession — 11% of all notables (604).

Milano over-indexes on entrepreneur3.6× the global rate.

Milano under-produces politician — only 0.7× the global rate.

  1. Football604
  2. Actor446
  3. Politician438
  4. Painter309
  5. Writer293
  6. Singer184
  7. Journalist171
  8. Priest165
  1. Entrepreneur693.6×
  2. Architect1312.6×
  3. Painter3092.1×
  4. Artist1172.0×
  5. Priest1652.0×
  6. Composer1461.9×
  7. Journalist1711.9×
  8. Sculptor691.9×
  1. Politician4380.7×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Milano's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

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5,707 notable people

0901 PAINTER

Raffaele De Grada

1885 - 1957

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0902 SINGER

Giuseppina Ronzi de Begnis

1800 - 1853

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0903 COMEDIAN

Raul Cremona

Born 1956

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0904 ARTIST

Franko B

Born 1960

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0905 ARCHBISHOP

Giovanni Angelo Arcimboldi

1485 - 1555

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0906 ACTOR

Giuseppina Morlacchi

1836 - 1886

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0907 THEOLOGIAN

Filippo Picinelli

1604 - 1679

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0908 ACTOR

Sandra Ravel

1910 - 1954

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0909 RAPPER

Bassi Maestro

Born 1973

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0910 DRIVER

Giacomo Ricci

Born 1985

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0911 PAINTER

Luigi Premazzi

1814 - 1891

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0912 AGRONOMIST

Luigi Fenaroli

1899 - 1980

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0913 SCREENWRITER

Joseph Janni

1916 - 1994

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0914 PRIEST

Francesco Panigarola

1548 - 1594

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0915 FENCER

Giancarlo Cornaggia-Medici

1904 - 1970

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0916 WRITER

Giuseppe Gorani

1740 - 1819

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0917 ACTOR

Giovanni Barrella

1884 - 1967

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0918 POLITICIAN

Ferdinando Bocconi

1836 - 1908

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0919 FOOTBALL

Luca Anania

Born 1980

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0920 RAPPER

Ernia

Born 1993

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0921 POLITICIAN

Alessandro Casati

1881 - 1955

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0922 GEOGRAPHER

Manfredo Camperio

1826 - 1899

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0923 PRIEST

Giuseppe Archinto

1651 - 1712

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0924 ATHLETIC

Giovanni Perricelli

Born 1967

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0925 MUSIC

Giorgio Vanni

Born 1963

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0926 FOOTBALL

Oscar Brevi

Born 1967

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0927 FOOTBALL

Lorenzo Dickmann

Born 1996

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0928 CONDUCTOR

Gil Cuppini

1924 - 1996

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0929 POLITICIAN

Riccardo Bauer

1896 - 1982

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0930 PLAYER

Laura Garrone

Born 1967

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0931 GYMNAST

Pietro Bianchi (gymnast)

1883 - 1965

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0932 ACTOR

Nicky Mondellini

Born 1966

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0933 LIBRETTIST

Marco Praga

1862 - 1929

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0934 PRIEST

Carlo Gaetano Stampa

1667 - 1742

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0935 WRITER

Andrea Kerbaker

Born 1960

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0936 FILM

Simona Paggi

Born 1962

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0937 POET

Luigi Ballerini

Born 1940

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0938 FOOTBALL

Simon Barjie

Born 1978

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0939 ENGINEER

Stelio Frati

1919 - 2010

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0940 PRIEST

Antonio Trivulzio, seniore

1457 - 1508

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0941 POLITICIAN

Giulio Prinetti

1851 - 1908

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0942 NOVELIST

Paola Calvetti

Born 1958

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0943 SPRINT

Orazio Mariani

1915 - 1981

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0944 CHOREOGRAPHER

Rita Sangalli

1849 - 1909

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0945 PRIEST

Giovanni Antonio Sangiorgio

1439 - 1509

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0946 FOOTBALL

Michele Rocca (footballer)

Born 1996

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0947 MISSIONARY

Giacomo Rho

1593 - 1638

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0948 ACTOR

Luigi Montini

Born 1934

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0949 BROTHER

Filippo Negroli

1510 - 1579

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0950 ARTIST

Gino D'Antonio

1927 - 2006

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0951 WRESTLER

Giovanni Gozzi

1902 - 1976

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0952 COMPOSER

Vittorio Gelmetti

1926 - 1992

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0953 LITERARY

Luciano Anceschi

1911 - 1995

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0954 WRITER

Umberto Simonetta

1926 - 1998

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0955 ENTREPRENEUR

Pier Silvio Berlusconi

Born 1969

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0956 ASTROPHYSICIST

Fiorella Terenzi

Born 1961

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0957 COMICS

Mauro Boselli (auteur)

Born 1953

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0958 ACTOR

Giulio Donnini

Born 1924

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0959 SWIMMER

Giovanni Franceschi

Born 1963

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0960 WRITER

Giulio Carcano

1812 - 1884

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0961 PHOTOGRAPHER

Alessandro Genovesi

Born 1973

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0962 COMPOSER

Vittorio Gnecchi

1876 - 1954

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0963 PSYCHIATRIST

Vittorio Lingiardi

Born 1960

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0964 JOURNALIST

Maria Luisa Busi

Born 1964

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0965 POLITICIAN

Paolo Romani

Born 1947

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0966 ACTOR

Anna Carena

1899 - 1990

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0967 ARISTOCRAT

Elisabetta Visconti

1374 - 1432

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0968 ASTRONOMER

Baldassarre Capra

1580 - 1626

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0969 PAINTER

Giuseppe Meda

1534 - 1599

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0970 WRITER

Giovanni Visconti Venosta

1831 - 1906

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0971 PLAYER

Paolo Cozzi

Born 1980

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0972 OFFICER

Franziska Scanagatta

1776 - 1865

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0973 MUSIC

Clara Moroni

Born 1964

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0974 PHOTOGRAPHER

Maria Eisner

1909 - 1991

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0975 SON

Stefano Visconti

1288 - 1327

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0976 PRIEST

Giovanni Castiglione (cardinal)

1420 - 1460

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0977 INDUSTRIALIST

Ettore Conti

1871 - 1972

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0978 SINGER

Grido (rapper)

Born 1979

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0979 NUN

Eugenia Maria Ravasco

1845 - 1900

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0980 PRIEST

Antonio Eugenio Visconti

1713 - 1788

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0981 SINGER

Claudio Lippi

Born 1945

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0982 PRIEST

Agostino Trivulzio

1485 - 1548

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0983 RACER

Nello Pagani

1911 - 2003

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0984 SINGER

Claudio Rocchi

1951 - 2013

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0985 OFFICER

Pietro Teulié

1763 - 1807

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0986 OPERA

Nicola Monti

1920 - 1993

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0987 POLITICIAN

Cletto Arrighi

1830 - 1906

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0988 MUSIC

Xabier Iriondo

Born 1971

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0989 FOOTBALL

Giuseppe Zappella

Born 1973

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0990 PRIEST

Carlo Visconti (cardinal)

1523 - 1565

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0991 HISTORIAN

Roberto Weiss

1906 - 1969

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0992 PAINTER

Giovanni Ghisolfi

1623 - 1683

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0993 LAWYER

Filippo Decio

1454 - 1535

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0994 POLITICIAN

Paolo Baratta (homme politique)

Born 1939

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0995 PAINTER

Arturo Ferrari

1861 - 1932

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0996 ACTOR

Emanuela Pacotto

Born 1965

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0997 NUN

Maria Pierina

1890 - 1945

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0998 ACTOR

Maria Zanoli

1896 - 1977

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0999 SCULPTOR

Abbondio Sangiorgio

1798 - 1879

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1000 PAINTER

Lucio Pozzi

Born 1935

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1001 POLITICIAN

Emilio Broglio

1814 - 1892

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1002 PLAYER

Valentina Diouf

Born 1993

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1003 PAINTER

Francesco Gnecchi

1847 - 1919

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1004 ACTOR

Gustavo Re

1908 - 1979

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1005 ACTOR

Ivana Monti

Born 1947

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1006 JOURNALIST

Marcello Foa

Born 1963

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1007 COMPOSER

Arturo Buzzi-Peccia

1854 - 1943

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1008 PHYSICIST

Elena Aprile

Born 1954

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1009 FENCER

Carlo Agostoni

1909 - 1972

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1010 PRIEST

Giulio Roma

1584 - 1652

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1011 SCREENWRITER

Italo Terzoli

1924 - 2008

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1012 ACTOR

Silvia Annichiarico

Born 1947

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1013 MATHEMATICIAN

Enrico Magenes

1923 - 2010

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1014 BALLET

Giuseppina Bozzacchi

1853 - 1870

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1015 PHYSICIAN

Pietro Moscati

1739 - 1824

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1016 RACING

Matteo Bobbi

Born 1978

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1017 DAUGHTER

Lucia Visconti

1372 - 1424

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1018 BOTANIST

Marcello Catalano

Born 1975

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1019 BIOLOGIST

Giulio Superti-Furga

Born 1962

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1020 ACTOR

Patricia Burke

1916 - 2003

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1021 SINGER

Diana Est

Born 1963

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1022 ACTOR

Paolo Torrisi

1951 - 2005

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1023 MISSIONARY

Samuel Mazzuchelli

1806 - 1864

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1024 WRITER

Tommaso Gallarati Scotti

1878 - 1966

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1025 WRITER

Valeria Montaldi

Born 1949

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1026 PLAYER

Filippo Baldi

Born 1996

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1027 ACTOR

Diana Maggi

Born 1927

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1028 POLITICIAN

Mario Arcelli

1935 - 2004

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1029 MILITANT

Massimo Carminati

Born 1958

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1030 COMPOSER

Vittorio Ghielmi

Born 1968

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1031 ARISTOCRAT

Valentina Visconti, Queen of Cyprus

1367 - 1393

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1032 POET

Giulia Niccolai

Born 1934

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1033 FENCER

Renzo Minoli

1904 - 1965

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1034 FENCER

Giancarlo Bergamini

1926 - 2020

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1035 PRIEST

Diego Coletti

Born 1941

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1036 ENGINEER

Lorenzo Allievi

1856 - 1941

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1037 PLAYER

Luca Morisi

Born 1991

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1038 WRITER

Giuseppe Rovani

1818 - 1874

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1039 ARTIST

Giorgio Rebuffi

1928 - 2014

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1040 PAINTER

Carlo Antonio Tavella

1668 - 1738

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1041 FENCER

Giancarlo Brusati

1910 - 2001

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1042 SPORT

Bruno Pellizzari

1907 - 1991

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1043 ACTOR

Alda Mangini

1914 - 1954

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1044 HAGIOGRAPHER

Bonino Mombrizio

1424 - 1482

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1045 ORNITHOLOGIST

Pellegrino Strobel

1821 - 1895

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1046 FOOTBALL

Franco Bontadini

1893 - 1943

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1047 ACTOR

Pippo Starnazza

1909 - 1975

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1048 ARCHIDUC

Sigismond d'Autriche (1826-1891)

1826 - 1891

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1049 SPORT

Ruggero Ferrario

1897 - 1976

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1050 LAWYER

Ludovico Barassi

1873 - 1961

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1051 FOOTBALL

Aurora Galli

Born 1996

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1052 EXPLORER

Frederic John Goldsmid

1818 - 1908

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1053 PRIEST

Benedict (bishop of Milan)

Died 725

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1054 MUSIC

Pupo De Luca

1926 - 2006

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1055 AUTHOR

Carlo Castellaneta

1930 - 2013

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1056 FENCER

Gioacchino Guaragna

1908 - 1971

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1057 COMPOSER

Aldo Finzi (composer)

1897 - 1945

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1058 PAINTER

Antonio Busca (painter)

1625 - 1686

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1059 LINGUIST

Emidio De Felice

1918 - 1993

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1060 CINEMA

Luca Comerio

1878 - 1940

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1061 COMPOSER

Bruno De Filippi

1930 - 2010

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1062 PAINTER

Gian Emilio Malerba

1880 - 1926

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1063 JESUIT

Christoforo Borri

1583 - 1632

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1064 ECONOMIST

Gino Zappa

1879 - 1960

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1065 FENCER

Roberto Battaglia

1909 - 1965

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1066 FOOTBALL

Riccardo Allegretti

Born 1978

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1067 FENCER

Luigi Carpaneda

1925 - 2011

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1068 COMPOSER

Walter Maioli

Born 1950

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1069 PHOTOGRAPHER

Davide Mengacci

Born 1948

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1070 WRITER

Matilda Koen-Sarano

Born 1939

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1071 SCREENWRITER

Bruno Bigoni

Born 1950

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1072 FOOTBALL

Bruno Bolchi

Born 1940

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1073 POLITICIAN

Mario Chiesa (politician)

Born 1944

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1074 PSYCHIATRIST

Willy Pasini

Born 1938

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1075 NOBLE

Agnese del Maino

1411 - 1465

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1076 CHOREOGRAPHER

Amedeo Amodio

Born 1940

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1077 FOOTBALL

Andrea Schenetti

Born 1991

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1078 SCULPTOR

Annibale Fontana

1540 - 1587

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1079 BASSIST

Furio Di Castri

Born 1955

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1080 ARCHITECT

Giuseppe Brentano

1862 - 1889

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1081 PLAYER

Simone Colombo

Born 1963

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1082 HISTORIAN

Giovanni Agosti

Born 1961

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1083 SPRINT

Andrea Nuti

Born 1967

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1084 POLITICIAN

Rodolfo Morandi

1903 - 1955

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1085 SINGER

Jula De Palma

Born 1932

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1086 MUSIC

Alio Die

Born 1968

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1087 POLITICIAN

Emanuele Fiano

Born 1963

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1088 SINGER

Andrea Lo Vecchio

Born 1942

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1089 GYMNAST

Giuseppe Domenichelli

1887 - 1955

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1090 GENETICIST

Adriano Buzzati-Traverso

1913 - 1983

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1091 WRITER

Giovanni Rajberti

1805 - 1861

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1092 WRITER

Vera Vigevani Jarach

Born 1928

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1093 SCULPTOR

Ambrogio Buonvicino

1552 - 1622

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1094 FILM

Roberta Mazzoni (Drehbuchautorin)

Born 1951

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1095 JOURNALIST

Roberto Civita

1936 - 2013

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1096 TEACHER

Giuseppe Ciribini

1913 - 1990

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1097 ARTIST

Grazia Nidasio

1931 - 2018

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1098 COLLECTOR

Gian Giacomo Poldi Pezzoli

1822 - 1879

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1099 SPRINT

Elena Maria Bonfanti

Born 1988

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1100 ACTOR

Simone D'Andrea

Born 1973

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1101 FOOTBALL

Italo Galbiati

Born 1937

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1102 PAINTER

Carlo Mancini

1829 - 1910

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1103 PHILOSOPHER

Charles Waddington (philosopher)

1819 - 1914

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1104 ACTOR

Paola Pezzaglia

1889 - 1925

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1105 AVIATRICE

Rosina Ferrario

1888 - 1957

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1106 NOBLE

Carlo Imbonati

1753 - 1805

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1107 PRIEST

Corrado Sanguineti

Born 1964

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1108 TELEVISION

Giorgia Surina

Born 1975

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1109 LITERARY

Vittorio Strada

1929 - 2018

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1110 FOOTBALL

Silvio Pietroboni

1904 - 1987

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1111 POET

Roberto Sanesi

1930 - 2001

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1112 PAINTER

Ernesta Legnani Bisi

1788 - 1859

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1113 SCULPTOR

Gasparo Cairano

1489 - 1517

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1114 PAINTER

Giovanni Sottocornola

1855 - 1917

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1115 WRITER

Carlo IV. Borromeo

1657 - 1734

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1116 ECONOMIST

Andrea Sironi

Born 1964

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1117 ARCHBISHOP

Rinaldo da Concorezzo

1250 - 1321

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1118 COMPOSER

Cecilia Chailly

Born 1960

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1119 PHYSICIST

Franco Bassani

1929 - 2008

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1120 BALLET

Luciana Savignano

Born 1943

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1121 CONDUCTOR

Eugenio Cavallini

1806 - 1881

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1122 MUSIC

Giulio Confalonieri

1896 - 1972

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1123 ACADEMIC

Alberto Sangiovanni-Vincentelli

Born 1947

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1124 PAINTER

Riccardo Pellegrini

1863 - 1934

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1125 ACTOR

Lia Orlandini

1896 - 1979

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1126 COMPOSER

Carlo Grua

1700 - 1773

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1127 ARTIST

Stefano Raffaele

Born 1970

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1128 FILM

Gianfranco Bettetini

1933 - 2017

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1129 TRADE UNION

Susanna Camusso

Born 1955

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1130 WRITER

Giuliana Fiorentino Tedeschi

1914 - 2010

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1131 PAINTER

Giuseppe Palanti

1881 - 1946

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1132 HISTORIAN

Landulf Junior

1077 - 1137

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1133 MATHEMATICIAN

Giovanni Antonio Lecchi

1702 - 1776

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1134 POLITICIAN

Filippo Meda

1869 - 1939

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1135 PRIEST

Ludovico Simoneta

1500 - 1568

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1136 SOCIALIST PARTY

Gino Cassinis

1885 - 1964

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1137 ART HISTORIAN

Stefano Zuffi

Born 1961

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1138 SWIMMER

Luca Leonardi

Born 1991

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1139 BALLET

Antonietta Dell'Era

1860 - 1945

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1140 FOOTBALL

Andrea Gessa

Born 1980

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1141 EDITOR

Edoardo Sonzogno

1836 - 1920

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1142 WRITER

Vincenzo Pappalettera

1919 - 1998

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1143 TRADUCTRICE

Ginevra Bompiani

Born 1939

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1144 PAINTER

Rodolfo Aricò

1930 - 2002

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1145 DRIVER

Enrico Platé

1909 - 1954

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1146 SINGER

Adelaide Tosi

1800 - 1859

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1147 CONDUCTOR

Alberto Veronesi

Born 1967

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1148 PAINTER

Francesco Fernandi

1679 - 1740

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1149 RACING

Gino Bianco

1916 - 1984

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1150 PAINTER

Remo Bianco

1922 - 1988

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1151 SINGER

Diego Mancino

Born 1970

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1152 URBAN PLANNER

Livio Castiglioni

1911 - 1979

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1153 ACTOR

Chiara Iezzi

Born 1973

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1154 FENCER

Gianluigi Saccaro

Born 1938

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1155 SKIER

Marcello Varallo

Born 1947

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1156 LIBRARIAN

Cesare Pasini

Born 1950

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1157 FILM

Michelangelo Frammartino

Born 1968

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1158 SPRINT

Edgardo Toetti

1910 - 1968

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1159 POLITICIAN

Giorgio Salvini

1920 - 2015

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1160 FOOTBALL

Andrea Maccoppi

Born 1987

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1161 SPRINT

Elio Ragni

1910 - 1998

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1162 PRIEST

Federico Caccia

1635 - 1699

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1163 SPORT

Arnaldo Carli

1901 - 1972

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1164 ACTOR

Oreste Rizzini

1940 - 2008

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1165 POET

Gian Pietro Lucini

1867 - 1914

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1166 COMPOSER

Michelangelo Grancini

1605 - 1669

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1167 COMPOSER

Carlo Yvon

1798 - 1854

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1168 SPORT

Jules Danilo

Born 1995

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1169 PAINTER

Emilio Sala (sculptor)

1864 - 1920

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1170 SINGER

Fabio Treves

Born 1949

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1171 FOOTBALL

Regina Baresi

Born 1991

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1172 ARTIST

Anna Brandoli

Born 1945

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1173 COLLECTOR

Sabba da Castiglione

1480 - 1554

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1174 LAWYER

Giuseppe Prisco (football)

1921 - 2001

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1175 WRITER

Monica Sabolo

Born 1971

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1176 POLITICIAN

Giuseppe Marcora

1841 - 1927

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1177 COMPOSER

Pietro Paolo Borrono

1490 - 1570

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1178 PHYSICIAN

Gianni Bonadonna

1934 - 2015

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1179 ARTIST

Achille Alberti

1860 - 1943

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1180 PRESENTER

Edoardo Stoppa

Born 1969

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1181 SPORT

Carlo Rancati

Born 1940

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1182 ARTIST

Ferdinando Tacconi

1922 - 2006

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1183 PRIEST

Giovanni Francesco Stoppani

1695 - 1774

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1184 GYMNAST

Angelo Zorzi

1890 - 1974

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1185 ACTOR

Roberto Del Giudice

1940 - 2007

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1186 ACTOR

Nuto Navarrini

1901 - 1973

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1187 WRITER

Pietro Borsieri

1788 - 1852

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1188 GEOGRAPHER

Urbano Monti

1544 - 1613

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1189 POLITICAL SCIENTIST

Lorenzo G. Vidino

Born 2010

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1190 BALLET

Sofia Fuoco

1830 - 1916

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1191 CHOREOGRAPHER

Amalia Brugnoli

1802 - 1892

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1192 ACTOR

Elisabetta Spinelli

Born 1968

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1193 ACTOR

Lorenzo Scattorin

Born 1971

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1194 RADIO

Marina Perzy

Born 1955

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1195 ACTOR

Claudio Moneta

Born 1967

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1196 PHYSICIST

Aldo Pontremoli

1896 - 1928

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1197 WRITER

Marco Balzano

Born 1978

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1198 WRITER

Barbara Garlaschelli

Born 1965

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1199 ECONOMIST

Andrea Fumagalli (economista)

Born 1959

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1200 PRIEST

Giovanni Archinto

1736 - 1799

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